Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-07-28
Rose-Marie.

afterward Inflated "Ville de Paris
found themselves on terra frnad in New
York and amid scenes familiar or
novel. as suited their previous history.
Among the crowd, and yet apart, was
young woman, slender. fair and with
something diStingue about her simple
dress. 1t was before the days of the
barge Office, but the vexations of Gus
tomhouse ordeals were sufficiently try
ing, and the girl was very glad to re-
ceive some assistance from stranger
who noticed her perplexity. He said
he had come to the dock simply to take
charge of some artistic house-furnish-
ings sent in advance by his sister, and
so he could easily pause little in exc
cutting his commission.
She did not know how to reach the
address she held in her hand-and he
tried to explain-,and she tried to I'M
derstand.
The difficulty of comprehension arose
not from innate stupidity on either side
but from lack of Il common language.
He spoke Engl sh well, but French in
d fferently; she could roll out melodi-
Gus sentences in the Celtic tongue, but
her English was las she is spoke.
However. the obstacles were all re-
moved, and Mile. Rose Marie de Aldine
was at last, with her French ideas of
propriety much shocked, but her fears
that she would have to stay at the
battery all day allaycd, slowed away in
an up town board ng-house kept by a
French family.
The next morning Rose Mare was in
another quandary. She was TO 90 to
an instruction bureau on Union square,
and had not Madame GuiIlaumc al
lowed her twclve-ycar-old daughter TO
show her the way it is doubtful wheth-
err she would have had sufficient conf
dence in her disgraccd boarding school
English to venture.
But No % was reached at last. Vic
torine said ''Gu reC0r" and Mile. de
AIdinc, with trembling steps, mounted
the stairs and found herself in the
presence OF Madame SchOnberg, q
rather grand, immaculate persona ge
who received her with the condescend
ing nod of Il monarch, waved her hand
Q TO Il sofa, and continued an animated
conversation with man in the window
seat. After Il long time she babe him
goodbye and turned to catcchise Rose
Marie: Did she have goo accent p
How long had she livel in Paris ?"
Not born there with elevated eye
brows)! Gould she teach music p
German ?' "Ital an ?" drawing
and painting p 'Stuveur method p
mo P III m-unfortunatc.' How
much experience ?' None at all p
Il do not know how you can get n
situation now; but W II tell you what
you can choose from. Here is Il situa-
ton in Portland. Oregon. The salary
is not large, only 500 rs you would be
governess for two Children Onlv-but,
oh the expenses of the journey? Two
or three hundred dollars. or more; but
you can borrow, can You not?"
Poor Mile. de Aldine shook her head.
That would not do. "Ah, there is some
thing else. An excellent school in
Delaware, principal wishes French
teacher, young and energetic. one who
would be sure to manage unrulv schol-
ars. Some OF the outside duties are
mentioned, mere triaes, to be sure
You would have TO 20 out every morn
ing with the omnibus which goes tC
pick up the slant scholars. They say
that they would try to see that you haC
Somcth ne to eat before you started, al
the omnibus leaves before breakfast
time. That they would like to hav,
you z We few lectures during the win
ter, to keep up interest, and then there
would be two dancing classes and they
would like YOU just to superintenC
the pupis-two dormitories, see tina
they are always in time and in order
and so on. That would not be much
and then there are five small girls be
tween six and eight years old, will
whom you would be expected to sta,
all the time out Of school to anus,
them. No gentlemen allowed on thu
premises bedtime; eight O clock for all
It's really an uncommonly nice situa
ton"
Rose-Marie tried to express thank
in her broken English. but her courag,
failed before such a prospect, and aftel
more proposals of a similar nature she
was forced to leave in disappointment
Day after day she made her appear
ance at TIE bureau" but the season
was wrong, or someth ng was wrong
and she never succeeded in establish
ing herself. After some weeks she ha,
delicate boy as a pupil, but he live
in a distant suburb, and for the dali
lesson she spent sum far too large TO
her slender means, bes de the whole O
weeks ROsc-Marie went to her pupil
house one daY to find it closed, and b.
the next ma she was informed tina
the family had left for long journey
hoping to benefit the invalid boy. Sb
never received IL penn, as payment 70
her instructions. She had before TIL
removed to a cheaper boarding house
now she tired TO get employment sh
would formerly have scorncd. Her
and there she failed for var Gus re;
sons; at last there came day whe
she crushed her pride and answered a
advertisement for a French waitress.
The house. was handsome one
West Fifty-s Xth street, the furn.tul
and appointments were rich and TASTE
full, the mistress was truly lady lik
the treatment of the new servant q
that was considerable, but there was
moment when the muslin cap al
apron were donned which seemed Ill
the death of all that pertained to h
former fe.